Cinnamon Ornaments Recipe

Here's a fun craft perfect for kids during the holidays! Make your own Christmas ornaments out of cinnamon! Once dry, they can be decorated with acrylic paint or even cookie decorations, like the ones my nephews, sisters, and I did here.
Read more They smell delicious and look so pretty on the tree. The smell will last a couple years, and you can refresh it with a few drops of cinnamon essential oil so they can last indefinitely. Have fun and Merry Christmas! I don't think it needs to be said, but I'll say it anyway: These are NOT edible. Decoration only. See less

How to make it

Mix together cinnamon, glue, and 3/4 c. water. Mixture should be as thick as cookie dough. If too thick, add additional water 1 tsp. at a time until the right consistency is reached.

Cover and chill dough for 2 hours in refrigerator. Sprinkle additional cinnamon on work surface and empty the dough onto the work surface. Knead dough until smooth.

Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Using a drinking straw, poke a hole in each ornament for hanging.

To dry the shapes, lay them on waxed paper at room temperature and turn them over twice a day for four days. To speed drying, you can alternatively bake the ornaments on a cookie sheet in a warm (200 degree) oven for 2 1/2 hours, turning every 15 minutes (in my opinion, the scent lasts longer if you air-dry the ornaments).

After ornaments are dry, you can paint them with acrylic paints. You can also use glue and cookie decorations to decorate the ornaments. That is what we did on the ornaments pictured - they look like cookies on your tree and add such a lovely fragrance to your home. Thread ribbons through the holes you made in the finished ornaments to hang them. Refresh the scent each year with a few drops of cinnamon essential oil.